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to the classification of the Cetacea. For convenience in reference I have also, for 

 the most part, adopted the minor divisions used by Dr. J. E. Gray in his Suppk- 

 ')mntar]j Ckitalogue of Seals and Whales in the British Museum^ 1871; though many 

 of them appear to have a more subordinate value than that ascribed to them by 

 that eminent naturalist. In quoting his works, for greater brevity, I have simply 

 referred to them by their dates, namely : the British Museum Catalogues of 1850 and 

 1866 ; the Synopsis of Whales and Dolphins, 1868 (containing, with others, the plates 

 of the Zoology of the Brebns and Terror, partially published in 1846); and the Sup- 

 plementary Catalogue of 1871. 



I have to thank Captain 0. M. Scammon for placing all the material and infor- 

 mation in his possession at my disposal, for examination ; also. Professor S. F. 

 Baird and Doctor Theodore Gill, of the Smithsonian Institution, for assistance ren- 

 dered in many ways, without which I should hardly have been able to complete 

 this Catalogue. 



I have also incorporated extremely brief notices of the material from which 

 each species has been described, and the museum in which the specimens are pre- 

 served ; "S. I." referring to the National Museum, in charge of the Smithsonian 

 Institution at Washington. I have also endeavored to refer to all the remains of 

 Cetacea preserved in the collections on the west coast. 



Completeness is not claimed for this list ; in fact, it can hardly hope to be 

 attained for a considerable period, when the difficulties and expense connected with 

 these researches are appreciated. Still, it is to be hoped that, in bringing together 

 this material, something has been accomplished in rendering the path easier for 

 subsequent students. 



The references to plates opposite the specific name adopted, are to the plates 

 and figures in the preceding portion of this volume. 



